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Art Studio
"Everything
the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth
is round like a ball, and so are all the stars.
The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make
their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion
as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again
in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are
round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their
changing, and always come back again to where they
were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood
to childhood, and so it is in everything where power
moves.“
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Black Elk, the Dakota elder |
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Creating
mandala’s is an ancient art process that speaks to
us in contemporary time as a way to find our center and
create balance in our lives.
This slow, deeply meditative art process allows us the opportunity
to open to the moment and create personal sanctuary through
art making. As form, pattern and images begin to emerge,
we become involved in an enchanted reciprocal dance with
spirit.
The
metaphoric nature of creating mandalas allows us the opportunity
to focus and balance our energies as well as to find creative
sanctuary amidst the hectic pace of life, shifting our perspective
and allowing transformation to occur.
Using Prismacolor pencils on black paper or colored paper,
we begin each drawing with white pencil, allowing the images
to emerge out of the procreative darkness, bringing them
to life by overlaying the images with a palette of a rainbow
colors. In this way we create jewel-like mandalas and connect
to a deep internal wisdom.
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